audit_find_placeholder_values
A read tool on the Eda Agent MCP server.
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What audit_find_placeholder_values does on Eda Agent
AI agents call audit_find_placeholder_values to retrieve information from Eda Agent without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why audit_find_placeholder_values is rated Low
The tool appears to be an auditing/review function that searches for placeholder values in Altium Designer projects. Audits are typically read-only operations that scan and report on design state without modifying data. While the empty description reduces confidence, the semantic intent of 'find' and 'audit' strongly suggests data retrieval.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'audit_find_placeholder_values' suggests inspection/scanning of design artifacts for placeholder values. The 'audit' prefix indicates a non-invasive analysis operation. No description provided to suggest modifications or deletions.
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The rule that runs audit_find_placeholder_values safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Eda Agent, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For audit_find_placeholder_values, this is the rule to start with:
audit_find_placeholder_values is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Eda Agent, apply this rule, and every audit_find_placeholder_values call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about audit_find_placeholder_values
audit_find_placeholder_values is a read tool on the Eda Agent MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Eda Agent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Eda Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for audit_find_placeholder_values: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Eda Agent. Nothing to install.
audit_find_placeholder_values is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the audit_find_placeholder_values rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for audit_find_placeholder_values. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
audit_find_placeholder_values is provided by the Eda Agent MCP server (salitronic/eda-agent). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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